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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2015 Feb 2;27(6):983–1002. doi: 10.1177/0898264315569458

Table 2.

Ordinal Logistic Regression: Odds of Trust in Doctor.

Odds of having greater trust in physician
OR 95% CI
Talked to doctor 1.45** [1.15, 0.83]
Health care utilization
    Saw doctor in the past year 1.49** [1.14, 1.95]
    Seen in the ER in the past year 1.02 [0.88, 1.19]
    Years seeing the same doctor 1.31*** [1.24, 1.38]
Current health
    Good, very good, or excellent self-reported health 0.91 [0.58, 1.41]
    Depressive symptoms 0.80*** [0.76, 0.85]
    Has had a stroke 1.15 [0.89, 1.48]
    Has been diagnosed with heart disease 1.06 [0.94, 1.20]
    Has been diagnosed with cancer 1.20** [1.05, 1.38]
Sociodemographic characteristics
    Total assets 0.90** [0.85, 0.96]
    Some college or associates degree 0.88 [0.64, 1.21]
    College or more education 0.92 [0.82, 1.04]
    Married 1.19 [1.03, 1.37]
    Male 1.05 [0.93, 1.17]
    Age 1.05 [1.00, 1.11]
Recent experience of spouse death
    Slight or no physical pain 1.13 [0.93, 1.37]
    Severe or moderate physical pain 1.25 [0.99, 1.59]
Recent experience of parent death
    Slight or no physical pain 0.99 [0.73, 1.34]
    Severe or moderate physical pain 1.14 [0.81, 1.58]
F; df 19;4,441
N 5,199

Source.Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (1957–2013).

Note: OR = odds ratio;

CI = confidence interval;

ER = emergency room

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.